MCP Atlassian

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). This integration supports both Atlassian Cloud and Jira Server/Data Center deployments.

Feature Demo

Compatibility

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

On macOS:

brew install uv

When using uv, no specific installation is needed. We will use uvx to directly run mcp-atlassian.

uvx mcp-atlassian

Using PIP

Alternatively you can install mcp-atlassian via pip:

pip install mcp-atlassian

Installing via Smithery

To install Atlassian Integration for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-atlassian --client claude

Configuration

The MCP Atlassian integration supports using either Confluence, Jira, or both services. You only need to provide the environment variables for the service(s) you want to use.

Authentication

For Atlassian Cloud (Confluence and Jira Cloud)

1. Get API tokens from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

For Jira Server/Data Center

1. Generate a Personal Access Token in your Jira Server/Data Center (version 8.14 or later):
   • Navigate to your profile by clicking on your avatar in the top right corner
   • Select Profile → Personal Access Tokens (Alternative path in some versions: Account Settings → Security → Personal Access Tokens)
   • Click Create token
   • Give your token a meaningful name (e.g., "MCP Integration")
   • Set an expiry date (or choose "Never" if permitted by your organization)
   • Copy the generated token immediately (you won't be able to see it again)

Usage with Claude Desktop

Note: For all configuration methods, include only the environment variables needed for your services:

• For Confluence only (Cloud): Include CONFLUENCE_URL, CONFLUENCE_USERNAME, and CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN
• For Jira Cloud: Include JIRA_URL, JIRA_USERNAME, and JIRA_API_TOKEN
• For Jira Server/Data Center: Include JIRA_URL and JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN
• For multiple services: Include the variables for each service you want to use

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://jira.your-company.com",
        "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_personal_access_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "mcp/atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "--env-file",
        "/path/to/your/.env",
        "mcp/atlassian"
      ]
    }
  }
}

CONFLUENCE_URL=https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki
[email protected]
CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN=your_api_token
JIRA_URL=https://your-domain.atlassian.net
[email protected]
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token

Cursor IDE Configuration

To integrate the MCP server with Cursor IDE:

Configure the server:

• Open Cursor Settings
• Navigate to Features > MCP Servers
• Click Add new MCP server
• Enter this configuration:

  name: mcp-atlassian
  type: command
  command: uvx mcp-atlassian --confluence-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki --confluence-[email protected] --confluence-token=your_api_token --jira-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net --jira-[email protected] --jira-token=your_api_token
  

Using a Local Development Version

If you've cloned the repository and want to run a local version of mcp-atlassian:

Configure in Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory", "/path/to/your/mcp-atlassian",
        "run", "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "[email protected]",
        "--confluence-token=your_api_token",
        "--jira-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "[email protected]",
        "--jira-token=your_api_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Resources

Note: The MCP server filters resources to only show Confluence spaces and Jira projects that the user is actively interacting with, based on their contributions and assignments.

• confluence://{space_key}: Access Confluence spaces
• jira://{project_key}: Access Jira projects

Available Tools

Debugging

You can use the MCP inspector to debug the server:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-atlassian

For development installations:

cd path/to/mcp-atlassian
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run mcp-atlassian

View logs with:

tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

Build

Docker build:

docker build -t mcp/atlassian .

Security

• Never share API tokens
• Keep .env files secure and private
• See SECURITY.md for best practices

License

Licensed under MIT - see LICENSE file. This is not an official Atlassian product.